CRCLINK - Key Persons
I first got involved with the Link when my son joined as a student in 2011. I quickly understood the impact the charity has on the local area and have remained involved ever since. I've visited Tanzania on four separate Outward visits, and been involved with give inward visits... and counting!
Like many, my involvement with the CRCL started a long time before I joined the committee in 2015. My family hosted students and leaders from Rungwe in 1995, 1997 and 1999, in between which I was fortunate enough to visit Tanzania for the first time in 1998. The committee are dedicated to ensuring the Link continues for the next generation and are determined to build together - Tunajenga Pamoja.
I've been involved with the CRCL since 2006 when I hosted Lusajo, and got to visit him the following year during the outward visit. Visiting Tanzania when I was 18 was a pivotal moment for me, and i knew it was something that had my heart. For me the Link has shaped the person I am today and has given me lifelong friendships both in Tanzania and the local area.
Ever since I was selected to visit Cumbria as a student. I have kept in close contact with the families who hosted me. I've been fortunate enough to host some of them when they have visited Tanzania in recent years, and even got to reunite with some of my initial group when I was selected to return to Cumbria as a group leader in 2019. In the RCCL committee I work as the treasurer, with a big role in organising our bi-annual Outward visit, and coordinating the Community Improvement Projects here in Rungwe.